- A
meniscus (pl.:
menisci or meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in
contrast to an
articular disc, only partly...
- In
physics (particularly
fluid statics), the
meniscus (pl.:
menisci, from Gr**** 'crescent') is the
curve in the
upper surface of a
liquid close to the...
- Look up
meniscus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Meniscus may
refer to:
Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous structure that partly...
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rupturing of one or more of the
fibrocartilage strips in the knee
called menisci. When
doctors and
patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they...
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fibers run
along the
menisci from one
attachment to the other,
while weaker radial fibers are
interlaced with the former. The
menisci are
flattened at the...
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separated by the
intercondylar area,
where the
cruciate ligaments and the
menisci attach. Here the
medial and
lateral intercondylar tubercle forms the intercondylar...
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spans the
lateral side of the
interior of the knee joint. It is one of two
menisci of the knee, the
other being the
medial meniscus. It is
nearly circular...
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menisci which sit
between the
medial and
lateral condyles of the
distal femur and the
tibial plateau. The main
biomechanical function of the
menisci is...
- and the tibia. Each knee has two
menisci, one at the
outer edge and one at the
inner edge of the knee. The
menisci are
tough and rubber-like to help...
- also
provides some
degree of
stabilization for the knee.
There are two
menisci in the knee joint, with one on the
outside (away from midline)
being the...
